Microsoft Giving Xbox Live Users a Free Game

Earlier this week we covered the Xbox Live outages over the holidays. Several users have pointed out that Microsoft has acknowledged its lack of performance, and is now offering a free game to compensate its users. Unfortunately for Microsoft, disgruntled patrons have already filed a class action lawsuit over the recent difficulties. Quoting the PC World article: "Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said that the problems with Xbox Live downtime were caused by an influx of new users who had gotten an Xbox 360 over the holidays. It's been a record-setting season for Xbox Live. 'This included our largest sign-up of new members to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history and just yesterday you broke the record for the single biggest day of concurrent members ever on the service,' said Whitten."

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[Anonymous Coward]

off the play are4 Reciprocating bad or a publ1c club, you loved that

Re:uptime

[Anonymous Coward]

Personally I would rather edit an "endless array" of configuration files, than the endless knot of binary shit that compromises the Windows Registry.

There fixed that for you.

Re:Problems still not resolved as of last night...

[Anonymous Coward]

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

No, but it is definitely superior to the electoral college

-1 off topic, I know, I know...

Re:Lame testbed for DRM-ed hardware

[Kalriath]

Apparantly all of Twitter's accounts are in the negative karma, and he has to resort to anonymous "M$" bashing. How pathetic.

Re:Lame testbed for DRM-ed hardware

[jaxtherat]

What a load of crap. The PS3 and the Wii have as much DRM as the Xbox 360. Get over yourself. I took the plunge and bought an Xbox 360 + HD-DVD drive a few months ago, and am quite pleased.

Please, troll somewhere else...